Container for paste, holder therefor, and cooperative combination brush and cover for use therewith



Sept. 9, 1952 N. s. FLORENCE 2,609,562

CONTAINER FOR PASTE, HOLDER THEREFOR, AND COOPERATIVE COMBINATION BRUSH AND COVER FOR USE THEREWITH Filed Oct. 16, 1948 INVENTOR. M54 5. flO/GE/VCE ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 9, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIC r CONTAINER FOR PASTE, HOLDER THERE- FOR, AND COOPERATIVE COIWBINATION BRUSH AND COVER FOR USE THEREWITH Noel S. Florence, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application October 16, 1948, Serial No. 54,850

This invention relates to a combination container for paste or the like and a, brush for applying the paste, a portion of the brush serving as a cover for the container, when the device is not in use.

One object of this invention is to provide a combination brush and paste box in which a portion of the back of the brush, is made to serve as a tight fitting cover for the paste box, when the latter is not actually in use. I I

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the'type just described in which there is provided an ancillary handle serving as a convenient means of holding the paste box when in use, and also serving as a portion of the device which retains the brush in place upon the top of the box, so as to cover the latter when not in use.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a device of the type described in which an empty paste box may easily be discarded and replaced by a full box.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a combination brush and cover which can be expeditiously placed upon a box of paste, so as tightly to seal the same, without the need of tightening screws or the like.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described in which resilient means are provided for maintaining the cover portion of the brush and the top of the v 7 Claims, (Cl. 15258) paste .box tightly pressing against one another,

so as to prevent undesired evaporation of liquid from the paste, when the device is not inuse.

A still further purpose of this invention is to provide a combination brush and paste box, wherein a recessed portion of the back of the brush is designed to function as a cover for the box, when not in use, and in which such recess is provided with one or more resilient sealing rings, so that exact parallelism between the cover and the box is not essential in order to secure an air-tight seal.

Still another purpose of this invention is to provide acombination device of thecharacter above described, in which the sealing of the paste box by the portion of the handle serving as a cover can be readily accomplished without the need of using more than one hand, is firmly maintained without the need of fastening screws or the like, and in which it is possible to disengage the box and the cover, when desired, quickly and easily.

Still further objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. from the following specification and from the hereunto annexed drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form oi the device of the present invention, the twomajor elements being shownseparated for purposes ,of clarity, and the handle being partly broken away to show the sealing cover;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the clamp ing portion of the handle, taken upon the line 22,ofFigure1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of one form of boxholder; v I I v Figure 4 is a plan view of an alternative form of combination brush and cover; and

Figure 5 is an alternative form ofbox-holder designed to be used with the brush of Figure 4.:

Referring now to Figures 1 m3 inclusive, the paste box is shown at it), It is provided with a peripheral groove Il', near the upper edge of the box. The box-holder includes a'circular portion l2, which is made of such diameter that it can be slipped over the upper edge of box 10,; after a clamping member l3 has been slid along the cene tral constricted portion [4 of the holder, untilit has reached the portion I5, where the holder is again made wide enough so as to SGI'VSICOIIVBD: iently as a gripping portion for. thehand; When the clamp I3 is placed in this position; the resiliency of the material of which the holder is con? structed, whichmay be metallic wire orsthe likei or plastic material having therequisite degree of resiliency, allows the diameter of the portion l2 to be slightly increased, so that it .can be pushed into positiondov'er the edge of the box,

untilit snaps into, position within groove 'l..l,.as shown in Figure 1, The holder is maintained firmly in position by sliding clamp l3 to the po sition shown in Figure 3.

The handle 20 of the brush element maybe constructed of any shape suitable for grippingby the hand, and of any suitable material, such as plastic or a metal which will not easily oxidize or corrode. Near one end of the handle are pro vided, upon one side thereof, the usual bristles 2|. These may be of any material and shape suited to be used with the paste employed in a givenin stance. The other side of the handle, at a point opposite the bristles, is recessed as indicatedat character or operation of the invention. Inc'as'e of any particular shape of box, the portion l2 of the box-holder and the recess 22 of the brush handle will merely be made of a contour corresponding to that exhibited by the box. The upper end of recess 22 is lined with a resilient ring or washer, 24, of rubber or other similar material. This allows an air-tight seal to be made between the upper edge of box l and the cover portion of the brush.

For proper maintenance of the seal of the box when not in use, brush 20 is provided with alcohing portion 25, as shown in Eigure .2. Q'I'hisportion is slotted at 26, and the curvature of portions [4 and I of the box-holder is made such that portion will contact the brush handle at ap proximately the same time that rthe upper .rim'

of box [0 contacts sealing washer 24,.whileat that same time portion 14 of the holder will not quite reach slot 26. Manual pressure is then em ployed 'tosqueeze portion 1 4 and brush 2?!" toward .oneanother,'untilportion Mean beslid within slot'='26; thus *resiliently'locking the two elements into"box-sealingposition. The locking action atforded by thus placing the handle and box-holder under mutual tension forcingthem together, "serves to maintain the paste tightly covered, an air-tight seal being assured by the-action of washer 24." If the handle of brush Ed-be gripped by the hand, and a plurality of fingers be ex- -tended so as-to engage portion 14' of the-boxholder uponthe slotted side oflock- ;thepressure exerted by these fingers will suifice I to force the holder-within the -lock,-sothat only one hand needbe employed. In a similar fashion, a single hand suffices to release the lock by pushing per- "tion i 4': without slot 28. 4 Howeverit may sometimesbe moreconvenient to --use both handsior these operations.

In' Figure ris-shown th'ebristle-carrying side-of a orush provided-with an alternative form of. lock. Ifl'iis-comprises :an H-shaped aperture 39, which is preferably taperedso'as to. bewideston the same side as the recess of. the handle. 'The function-of this aperture i's-herein'atter explained.

Figure 5-shows an alternative-form of boxh'older, having'thesame' loop 12- already'described: in connection with Figure 3. However thee-handle portion has each side provided with a'loop 3 Lboth loops extending upwardly and having a-width correspondent to that of the H -shaped aperture '30 of the brush handle. iUpon placing the fingers in'theloops 32 provided at the extremity ioi'ieach' handle .oiithe holder, and squeezing the two handles together, both loops3l can be inserted within the cross-bar portion of aper- MESH-130,150 that the loops extend completely throughv the handle of .brush "20. When the manual pressure is A removed from loops '3 2', loops 3& :will tend to separate, due to the resiliency of thefmaterial of. which the box-holderis formed. Thisewilkcause :these loops 3| to spread. apart-and lock overthe two projections in the'recessed portien'iofiiaperturewail, thereby locking the holder and:the:.brush...together: in. a fashion -which will securedihe I same results as alreadyrecited inconneet-ion. Wilihjllhfl form of Figures 1-3.

:"WILHB :I: have. shown and described certain .embediments; of this. invention, itisto be understood that many variations. and alterations thereof will be: apparentto those skilledin. theart and may be.- madewithout departingfrom the scope of the instant invention, which is. defined only" by the hereuntov appended-claims.

..jHaying now set-forth.anddescribed my inventionpwhat liclaim and; desiregte secure by Let- 4 ters Patent of the United States of America is as follows:

1. A combined paste box and brush, including an open box externally peripherally grooved near 5 the upper lip thereof, a brush of the unilaterally setaceous type, having a,rece ss upon the side of ithe handle thereof opposite the bristlesxthereoi, said recess being of such size and so formed as snugly to fit over and to cover said box, a resilient 19 box handle fitting in said groove and extending in ;.a generallyparallelposition alongside the brush handle, and locking means into which a portion of said-boxhandlecan be forced by lateral flexing .,thereof;-so..as to hold tightly and resiliently to- 15 gether saidtwo handles, for at least a portion of their respective. lengths, whereby said recess acts as. a cover for said box when said two handles are held firmly but resiliently in approximation to one another, by, said lockin means, said cover and said box. being-thereby. under continuous stress urgingthem 'into close contact with one another. whensaidtwo handles are locked together.

" 2. A combination article according to claiml, in which said .boxhandle comprises a resilient wire .bent at'oneend thereofinto a shape adapted snugly tofit within said groove, and discreteand tangible Qclamping means situated externally upon the portion of 'the handle, of said brush facing said wire, and 'adapted-to-receiveresiliently therein a'portioniof saidwire, whereby said two handles are resiliently forced towards one another. p

' 3.A'combination article according ;to claim 1,

in" whichsaid box handle comprises a rcsilient wire, adapted snugly to fitwithin said-groove of said box and bent-'intotwo substantially parallel inverted U shapedportions"near the'middle thereof, the handle 'ofsaid brush bein provided with an-H-shaped recess opposite said' 'u shaped portions of said wire, wherebysaridfi 'shaped poitions may be "lockingly but resiliently engaged within said- H-shaped recess, 1809.5 to .lockftogethers'aidtwo handles. i

/ 4. Incombination; a paste box provided "with an elongated resilient handle and a dauloer brush ofthe unilaterally-setaceous type, 'also'provided with an elongated handle; both said handles extending substantially parallel to one another, and locking means subsisting in tangible form upon at least one of said-handles and operative upon flexing of the 7 box handle towards-the brush handle; so as to allow a portion thereof to be held in flexed condition; whereby said-resilient handle is placed under locked stress; and whereby said brush and-said box'are held and continuously forced into mutually resilient contact with ea'ch other.

. 5; .A combinationaccording to'claim 4; in which apertion of the non-setaceous'side of said dauber hrushis formed ofsize and shape correspondent to those of the open side of said paste-boxfwhera by the resilient holding incontact of said-brush and said handle causes said shaped" portion of thebrush to be forced againstzsaidop'enside of saidpaste .box,:so'that it functions as a firm and certainclosureof said-paste box.

6. A combination according to claim 4, inwhioh saidlocking means comprises a slotted member,

externally situated upon said brush handle, 70 whereby a portion of said, resilient box'handle may be forced within the slot of said member, by flexing of said resilienthandle towards thebrush handle.

7.;A combination according to claim .4,.in which said locking meanscomprisestwo substantially parallel inverted U-shaped members, formed integrally with said resilient handle and extending in a direction towards said brush handle, when the two handles are approximated, said brush handle being provided with a suitably shaped aperture into which said U-shaped members can readily enter .by flexing of said resilient handle towards said brush handle, and also being provided With projecting body portions extending in the plane of the brush handle and transversely to the greater length thereof, into said aperture, whereby said U-shaped members may be locked with said projecting portions, so as to be locked within said aperture, after the force producing said lateral flexing has been terminated.

NOEL S. FLORENCE.

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